Tag: MORT
Ultraprocessed Foods Tied to Premature Death
Portion of total diet attributed to ultraprocessed food is increasing
AHA: Environmental Exposures Tied to CVD Deaths in the U.S., U.K.
Risk-attributable cardiovascular death rate associated with lead exposure higher in the U.S. than the U.K.; opposite pattern seen between the countries for particulate matter exposure
Subset of Stage I Melanoma Patients ID’d With Very Low Mortality
Younger age at diagnosis, Clark level II linked to low risk for death among patients with stage I lesions, negative clinical nodes
Death Common During, Within One Month of Emergency Visit
Authors say emergency departments should be prepared to deliver end-of-life care
Vigorous Physical Activity Linked to Lower Mortality
And, increasing intensity for a given amount of physical activity is associated with reduction in cardiovascular disease
AHA: Heart Disease Death Rates in U.S. Spiked in 2020
Following steady decline from 2010 to 2019, death rates increased in 2020, especially among young adults, non-Hispanic Blacks
Age-Adjusted Rate of Alcohol-Induced Deaths Up From 2019 to 2020
Rates of alcohol-induced deaths in 2020 increased with age, peaking for those aged 55 to 64 years
Excessive Alcohol Responsible for One in Eight Adult Deaths Before Age 64
Rate even higher among younger adults aged 20 to 49 years, with an estimated one in five deaths
Cancer Death Rates Continuing to Decline for Adults, Children
Incidence remained stable among men and increased among women during 2014 to 2018
Excess AMI-Linked Mortality Persisted During Pandemic
Significant increases seen among youngest-aged men and women, even during omicron surge
